Argenton-les-Vallées explained

Argenton-les-Vallées
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Argenton-Château (Deux-Sèvres).svg
Arrondissement:Bressuire
Canton:Argenton-les-Vallées
Insee:79013
Postal Code:79150
Type:Delegated commune
Commune:Argentonnay
Coordinates:46.9856°N -0.4483°W
Elevation Min M:70
Elevation Max M:139
Area Km2:28.42
Population:1575
Population Date:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]

Argenton-les-Vallées (in French pronounced as /aʁʒɑ̃tɔ̃ le vale/) is a former commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Argentonnay, and became a delegated commune of Argentonnay.[2] It is situated in the valley of the River Argenton, from which it takes its name.

It was created on 1 September 2006 from the amalgamation of the communes of Argenton-Château, Boësse and Sanzay.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011070/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
  2. http://www.deux-sevres.gouv.fr/content/download/16835/141815/file/17%2011%202015%20cr%C3%A9ation%20de%20la%20commune%20nouvelle%20ARGENTONNAY.pdf Arrêté préfectoral
  3. Arrêté du 8 juin 2006 relatif à une fusion de communes (correction)
  4. Argenton-les-Vallées on INSEE website